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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Laura Bush visits Peruvian hospital
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Blast kills 8 mourners at Pakistani funeral
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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China 19,000 victims identified from May quake
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Obama keeps low profile in auto rescue talks
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer expecting baby No. 2
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Kanye Wests new album to debut on MySpace Music
Southern Ledger - November 22, 2008
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Global News Archive for February 2006:
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Dublin Protests Halt a March by Ulsterites
A planned parade by Northern Irish Protestant groups through the capital of the Irish republic led to violent clashes between protesters and the police...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Mexico's Former Ruling Party Stumbles on the Road Back to Power
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is deeply divided after a bloody, internal fight for the presidential nomination...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Uganda's President Wins Third Term
The results were immediately challenged by his main opponent, and fighting broke out between supporters of the two camps...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Water discount scheme announced
Thousands of low income households are set to benefit from a scheme to help keep their water bills down...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
'DNA target' to block HIV found
Scientists have discovered how a molecule controls HIV's ability to highjack the genetic machinery of human cells...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Scotland shatter England's dreams
Scotland end England's hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam with a gutsy display at Murrayfield on Saturday...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Football: England squad named
Man Utd defender Wes Brown is recalled to the England squad for the friendly against Uruguay...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Winter Olympics day 15 review
Benjamin Raich clinches his second gold as Austria make it a clean sweep of the men's slalom medals, with Britain's Alain Baxter 16th...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Zimbabwe faction chooses leader
A breakaway faction of Zimbabwe's main opposition party chooses an-ex student leader as its president...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Murder accused father dies
A man accused of murdering his daughter dies after "long term refusal of food", the Home Office says...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Shia-Sunni talks on Iraq killings
One of Iraq's main Shia militias meets leading Sunni clerics for talks after days of sectarian bloodshed...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Hope for better baby hearing test
A brain test to detect which frequencies babies cannot hear could help design individualised hearing aids for them...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Fifa investigates World Cup touts
Fifa launches an investigation after the BBC discovers touts are selling illegal tickets for England games for up to £900 each...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Mine missing declared dead
The 65 men trapped in a coal mine in northern Mexico for almost a week are dead, the company says...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
iTunes achieves one billion mark
A teenager in the US purchases the one billionth download from Apple's online music service...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Sex Pistols snub US Hall of Fame
Punk band the Sex Pistols refuse to attend their own induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
WRU 'to answer Ruddock questions'
The WRU's chief says he will leave no questions about coach Mike Ruddock unanswered on a nationwide tour of rugby clubs...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Death penalty for Afghan spy head
A former Afghan spy chief is sentenced to death for ordering hundreds of killings during the communist era...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Man held after three die in blaze
Police arrest a man after a mother and two children die in a house fire in Castleford, West Yorkshire...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
McConnell in child protection vow
Public services must do more to protect vulnerable children, First Minister Jack McConnell tells Labour delegates...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Colombia lifts rebel arrest order
Colombia suspends capture orders for two leaders of the ELN rebel group, as they hold talks in Cuba...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Chirac urges calm over bird flu
France's President Chirac tries to reassure consumers after the first case of bird flu virus on a French farm...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Live: Scotland 3-6 England
England aim to maintain their 100% record in this year's Six Nations as Scotland seek a first win over the 'Auld Enemy' since 2000...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Animal lab supporters stage rally
Up to 600 people attend a march in Oxford in support of a new centre which will experiment on animals...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Uganda's Museveni wins election
Yoweri Museveni is declared Ugandan president for a third term, as his opponent rejects the result as rigged...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Travel chaos after M-way closure
The closure of part of the M11 caused misery for air travellers and sports fans...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Two more arrests after £50m heist
Police investigating the £50m Securitas robbery arrest two men, aged 55 and 33, in the Maidstone area of Kent...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Officers injured in Dublin riot
Several police officers are hurt in a riot which forced the cancellation of a unionist rally in Dublin city centre...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Sheryl Crow has breast cancer op
US singer Sheryl Crow has had surgery for breast cancer and doctors say her prognosis is "excellent"...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Plaid urged to 'embrace change'
As Plaid Cymru undergoes a major overhaul, leader Ieuan Wyn Jones tells members they must "embrace change"...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
M11 shut after recovery van fire
A stretch of the M11 in Essex is closed following a fire involving a van carrying gas cylinders...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Four arrests in crime operation
Police officers fired three shots during an operation into serious crime in Londonderry, says the PSNI...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
McConnell to address Labour Party
The first minister will use his Labour conference address to demand more is done to protect vulnerable children...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Shell told to pay Nigeria's Ijaw
A Nigerian court orders oil giant Shell and some partners to pay $1.5bn to the Ijaw people of the Delta region...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Al-Qaeda 'behind Saudi oil plot'
A website used by Islamic militants says al-Qaeda was behind a foiled suicide bomb attack on a Saudi oil facility...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
England slump to humiliating loss
England suffer a crushing defeat in their final warm-up game for next week's first Test in India...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Live: Winter Olympics day 15
Slalom star Giorgio Rocca will try for Italy's first men's Alpine Olympic gold medal since Alberto Tomba in 1992...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Cricket: Trescothick to return
England opener Marcus Trescothick is returning home from the tour of India for personal reasons...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Testing on animals is 'essential'
Medical research involving animals is "essential", says a spokesman for a student group...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Uganda's Museveni 'wins election'
Uganda's President Museveni is sure of winning a third term with vote counting nearly over, officials say...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Deal offered in school fees probe
Independent schools accused of sharing information about fees are to be offered a deal by the Office of Fair Trading...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Curfew fails to halt Iraq killing
More than 20 people die in attacks across Iraq as the government tries to contain sectarian violence...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Family's kidnap trauma revealed
Detectives piece together how armed robbers abducted a family and used them in a £50m raid...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Emergency Rule in Philippines After Failed Coup Is Cited
The government closed schools, revoked permits for rallies and threatened to arrest anyone inciting rebellion...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Thai Premier Calls New Election but Refuses to Step Down
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra asked the country's king to dissolve Parliament on Friday, forcing a snap election...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Iran Is Said to Start Enriching Fuel, on Very Small Scale
Only a month after Iran defied Europe and the International Atomic Energy Agency, it has put 10 centrifuges into operation, according to officials...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Suicide Bombers Fail to Enter Saudi Oil Plant
An attack on the Abqaiq oil facility was thwarted when guards opened fire on two explosives-laden cars, causing them to detonate about a mile from the main entrance...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Muslim Clerics Call for an End to Iraqi Rioting
Political leaders held emergency meetings to contain the sectarian rioting that has left more than 170 people dead...
New York Times - February 25, 2006
Does vocational equal employable?
The BBC's education correspondent Mike Baker considers why broader academic degrees may be attracting fewer university applicants...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Sheryl Crow has breast cancer op
US singer Sheryl Crow has had surgery for breast cancer and doctors say her prognosis is "excellent"...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Temp work 'harms women's health'
Women in temporary jobs are most likely to have their employment terminated if they are off sick, a study has found...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
'Climate of fear' in Chechnya
The UN's top human rights official warns of "serious shortcomings" in Chechnya's law enforcement...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Philippines remembers Marcos era
The Philippines marks 20 years of freedom from President Ferdinand Marcos - under a state of emergency...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Mexico mine rescue is suspended
A search for 65 men trapped in a coal mine for five days in northern Mexico is halted because of safety concerns...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Warning before animal-test demo
An animal rights spokesman says student accommodation could be targeted, ahead of a demonstration...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Asda beats England shirt launch
Supermarket chain Asda is to start selling the new England football shirt ahead of its official launch...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
'Houses boost' for inheritance
The annual value of property left in wills is likely to more than double over the next 15 years to £32bn, a report says...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Byers urges Labour union rethink
Labour should modernise its links with the trade unions, former transport secretary Stephen Byers is to say...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Monet stolen under carnival cover
Gunmen take advantage of carnival commotion in Rio to steal works by Picasso, Dali, Matisse and Monet...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
France confirms bird flu strain
The first case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu on a European Union poultry farm is confirmed in France...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
Police hunt for raid clues in van
Forensic teams are examining a van found with a quantity of cash believed to be linked to the Securitas raid...
BBC News - February 25, 2006
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